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Almost half-a-million owls to be killed in US in attempt to save another owl species from extinction
Green
09.07.2024
Almost half-a-million owls to be killed in US in attempt to save another owl species from extinction
To save the imperilled spotted owl from potential extinction, US wildlife officials are set to kill almost a half-million barred…
This US state has ambitious food waste recycling plans. But can it fulfil its promises?
Green
19.02.2024
This US state has ambitious food waste recycling plans. But can it fulfil its promises?
Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the US state is struggling to…
Crabs turned this marshland into ‘Swiss cheese’ — until sea otters arrived to keep them in check
Green
03.02.2024
Crabs turned this marshland into ‘Swiss cheese’ — until sea otters arrived to keep them in check
California’s collapsing marshlands have found an unlikely saviour in hungry sea otters. The return of otters and their voracious appetites…
«California Soul» singer Marlena Shaw dies aged 81
Culture
22.01.2024
«California Soul» singer Marlena Shaw dies aged 81
Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late…
Indoor solar power: These cells can harvest energy from any light source for battery-free devices
Green
22.01.2024
Indoor solar power: These cells can harvest energy from any light source for battery-free devices
Solar cells that work in low light could help your devices go battery-free. California-based company Ambient Photonics has been working…
